Well, hate's a strong word, but he at least thinks its post-Giuliani cleanup and subsequent smoking ban are lame. Which is why Smoking Joe left the Big Apple, relocating to London and then Berlin.…   Read Story »

At the start of November we debuted and were impressed with Berliner Joe Jackson's guitar-free "King Pleasure Time" from Rain, his first album since 2003's Volume 4. As Rain's release date approaches…   Read Story »

This spunky guitar-free jam from Joe Jackson's forthcoming Rain tells the story of the man, King Pleasure -- "show respect, get on your knees, you can't reject his right to please." If that's not…   Read Story »

The Guardian, which you might have heard hates Q, has given Shane MacGowan a blog. And he's taken the opportunity to FU Scotland's smoking ban:I can't believe how severely the smoking ban is enforced…   Read Story »

Why am I not surprised Captain Kirk likes the sound of his own voice? (Via iTunes.) At least we can applaud his restraint with exclamation points. And I admit his Pulp cover is awesome. William…   Read Story »